గొయ్యి

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kuẓ-V. Cognates with Tamil குழி (kuḻi), Malayalam കുഴി (kuḻi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡojːi/

Noun

గొయ్యి • (goyyi) n (plural గొయ్యులు)

  1. a pit
    Synonyms: బొంద (bonda), ఒగ్గము (oggamu), బొరియ (boriya)
    ముందు నుయ్యి వెనుక గొయ్యి
    mundu nuyyi venuka goyyi
    Between a rock and a hard place.
    (literally, “There's a well in the front and a pit in the back.”)

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